Presidio Plaza Color

#bb9174

Presidio Plaza is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #446e8b
Complementary Color #749ebb
Color Shade: warm red (24.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.41% (better contrasting with white)
Presidio Plaza Color Sample
Presidio Plaza Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb9174

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Presidio Plaza Color. The Ligonier Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chutney Brown (#a97765) for more calm effect. Try Dromedary Camel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#749ebb is the best complementary color to Presidio Plaza. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb9174 complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Teak are #bb747a and #bbb474. Thus found on the left and right of #bb9174 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Presidio Plaza.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Presidio Plaza palette consists of #747abb and #74bbb4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#749ebb). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #bb9174, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bb9174 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Presidio Plaza. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Presidio Plaza contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb9174 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Presidio Plaza tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#749ebb) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #74bb91 and #bb749e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb9174 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Presidio Plaza has a hue angle of 24.51°, a saturation of 34.3% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9174 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb9174
RGB Decimal rgb(187,145,116)
RGB Percentage 42%, 32%, 26%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 27.84, 26.67
HSL hsl(24.51,34.3%,59.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.51,37.97%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.4061,11.8708,21.4739)
XYZ xyz(33.7713,32.0765,20.9344)
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